Packing!

So we have finally started packing now that we found out we are going to be able to start moving in this Saturday before we close on the house! Luckily we are not packing everything because the house is just down the block and can move things over in increments. It's nice to be able to do it a little at a time eventhough moving is such a pain. We are so excitied! I will try to get some updated pictures ASAP! We feel so blessed to be in the situation we are because it is so unique and has worked out so well for us. I will email everyone our new address shortly!

You've Got A Friend

This is a tribute to all my friends out there! I tried to get the one sung by James Taylor, but they didn't have it. Carol King sings it just as good though! I just want you all to know how your friendship has meant to me. From my friend whom I met in Kentucky you became my family! It was so nice to be able to have friends whose husbands were in the same field and who understood what you were going through. You all were there to talk to and was always reminded that I was not alone. It was soooo hard to leave you all, but lucky for us we have the blogging world! Then there are those who I met in Denver, CO you helped me get through some of the toughest times of being a new mom and new resident in the State. There were so many changes going on in my life that it all become so overwhelming! You know who you are! I treasure your friendship dearly. I wish that we had more time to spend doing things together, but alas my time in Denver was short and I miss you more than you could know! You all were such good mothers and taught me how to be a better one! Now here I am in Farmington, NM and I am still new. Making so many friends in the past 6 years and moving on so quickly has been tremendously hard for me. I have met some great people here and want to be better friends with them, but have not done all I should to throw myself out there. With the stress of a new house I have lost focus on everything else. I am hoping that this summer will be one of get-togethers and a time to blossom our friendships. It has been so nice to have such a strong LDS church membership here to make making friends a little easier, but I have also met some great people who are not members of the LDS church and love them dearly, they are good people and am truly blessed to have them in my life! There are those whom I have met throughout my life that live in all parts of the country(you know who you are!) I love you so much! My sisters and Sisters-in-law, I am so lucky to have such wonderful women in my family, how did that happen?! And a special tribute to my childhood best friend, Rose. We have been friends since we were 10/11 years old. We have been through so much together! Have had plenty of fights which were always reconciled and were always there with good advice and a shoulder to cry on! You are one of the few people who probably knows me better than I know myself! No matter what I did or what I said you stood by me! I love you so much!! I wish we were closer, but phones and computers (and maybe the occasional trip to UT-if the timing is right) will have to do. So all of you near or far have made a great impact on my life and have helped mold me into what I am today, whether you believe it or not, this song is for you! Remember I will always be there for you as you have been for me!

Big Girl!

Well, she did it! She put her shoes on all by herself! Granted they are on the wrong feet, but you still have to give her credit. I told her to get her shoes so we could go "bye, bye" and I didn't think she would actually try to put them on and succeed! I just had to document this moment.

First Day of Nursery

This past sunday was Delia's "official" first day of nursery! The last 2 sundays she has been sick and we had our Stake Conference. This is a new dress and she looks so springy! I just can't believe how grown up she looks everyday! I remember thos days when she was just learning to roll over, was still taking a bottle, and making those raspberry noises! I love the opportunity I have to watch her grow up every minute of her life!

A Good Book and a Good movie!

I just watched the movie "The Secret Life of Bees" and I loved it! Of course I read the book first(which is a rarety) but I highly recommend you read the book first. There is so much in the book that just won't fit into a movie..which is almost all of the time with books. I do have to admit that when I first started reading the book, it was difinately a different culture, one that I was not used to reading, and stopped after a couple chapters. I didn't pick it up again until I heard they were making it into a movie. I vowed to finish the book for once before seeing the movie...and that's what I did and I am so glad because I would have missed so much of the story. It is one of those bittersweet stories. It just grabs onto your heart and stays there! I really didn't think I would like the book as much as I did and of course then I was skeptical about the movie. I think they chose some great actors to play the parts and it all come together so well! Sadly I cannot say the same for the Twilight movie (sorry fans.. I loved the books though!) A definate must rent for anytime!

Handmade

I got this from my friend Mindy's blog and think it sounds like fun: I LOVE handmade things. It's a dying art. Here's how it works-the first 5 people to leave a comment on this post will receive, at some point during the year, a FANTASTICAL handmade gift from me. What it will be and when it will arrive is a total surprise! The catch is that you must participate as well-before you leave your comment here, write up a pay it forward post on your blog to keep the fun going. Then come back, let me know you're going to play, and sit back and anticipate the arrival of your gift! Remember that only the first 5 comments will receive a gift from me, so be quick!This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!2. It'll be done this year (hopefully sooner than later.)3. You will have no clue what it is going to be. C'mon, you know you wanna play!

House Update!

This isn't the best picture, but it at lease gives you an idea of what it looks like so far! The inside has been painted and they are staning the wood trim for inside right now. In the next couple of weeks the kitchen cabinets, flooring, doors and lights are going to be installed, so once that is done then it will look much more like a "home" I have been so busy with all of this mortgage stuff..it's mind boggling how much paper work is needed to close on a house!! I am hoping to be moved in by Easter April 12...but even then we still may not be able to actually "close" becasue it takes so much...time!! does the color look too orange?

Being Silly!

Cheesin' it! When I say "cheese" she really does cheese it!

Delia was being silly one night, as she usually is, and I decided to just grab the camera and snap a picture. Her personality just keeps getting stronger! Sorry I haven't up date for a month!! I can't believe how busy I have been! I will try to post some more in the next couple of days. So keep checking!

Love Songs for V-Day

I thought it would be fun to put up some of my favorite "love songs" for valentine's day and some of them are songs that remind me of Delia. Ballerina Girl is one that always reminds me of her, so alas it is her theme song. I made a DVD compilation of Delia's videos complete with a menu and everything!! I had so much fun designing it and I'm going to send it off to the grandparents. I used Ballerina girl as the menu and end credits song. It's super sweet. I wish I could post the menu or something, but it is in a format that can't be posted on blogger or youtube :( One of these days maybe I'll convince Chrsitian to dance with me under the stars to "just the way you look tonight"...on the beach. ahhh..a girl has to dream! He at least tries to acknowledge V-day!